Abstract: A raceway system (500) includes a junction block (502) having a housing (503). The housing (503) includes a first recessed area (520) having lower receptacle channels (576) and upper receptacle channels (578). An electrical receptacle block (542) includes a lower tab (580) and an upper tab (582) which selectively engage one of each of the lower receptacle channels (576) and upper receptacle channels (578). The selective engagement determines how far laterally outward the receptacle block (542) extends, relative to the junction block (502).

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing having a mating end, a rear end opposite the mating end, and first and second openings each extending from the mating end to the rear end. An electrical contact is held at least partially within the first opening. A fluid coupling is held at least partially within the second opening. The fluid coupling includes a body having a fluid passageway extending therethrough. The fluid passageway is configured to carry flow of a fluid between the mating and rear ends of the housing.

Abstract: Electrical connectors are adapted to provide a reliable electrical connection to mating elements of a mating connector. The connector can have sockets that accept mating elements of the mating connector. Conductors of the connector are associated with each socket and make electrical contact with mating elements received therein. A loading band of the connector is tensioned to provide a contact force between the conductor and the mating element when the mating connector is in the socket. Electrical connectors constructed in this manner can provide increased current density and/or a more reliable connection between the conductors and the mating element.

Abstract: A bus bar (20) for grounding multiple wires/cables (74) in an engine compartment of a truck. The bus bar has four threaded studs (24, 26, 28, 30) extending from an outer face of a plate (22) and two circular rings (32, 34) on an opposite face spacing the plate from the dash panel (60). An array of multiple through-slots (24A, 26A, 28A, 30A) in the plate surround each threaded stud with the through-slots arranged in unique circumferential locations about the respective stud to provide unique circumferential locators for a tab (78) of an eyelet terminal (76) on a wire/cable (74) to locate the terminal in a correspondingly unique circumferential location about the threaded stud when placed thereon and in contact with the plate preparatory to tightening of a nut (80) that, when tightened, forcefully holds the terminal against the plate.

Abstract: A tamper resistant assembly provides tamper resistance to an electrical receptacle. The tamper resistant assembly includes a base member having first and second grooves. Each groove has a first portion and a second portion connected to the first portion. The first portion is substantially perpendicular to a rear wall of the member and the second portion forms an angle with the first portion. A shutter member is slidably and pivotally connected to the base member for movement between open and closed positions. First and second protrusions extend outwardly from the shutter member and are slidably and pivotally received in the first and second grooves, respectively, in the base member.

Abstract: Conductive pads of a flex circuit may be electrically connected to conductive pads of a rigid circuit board. The conductive pads of the flex circuit may be sized, configured and alignable to the conductive pads of the rigid circuit board. A spacer with a plurality of apertures may be sized, configured and aligned to the conductive pads of the flex circuit and the rigid circuit board. Solder paste may be disposed between respective conductive pads of the flex circuit and the rigid circuit board within the apertures of the spacer. When the flex circuit, rigid circuit board and the spacer are assembled, the solder paste is displaced through relief vents formed through the conductive pads of the flex circuit, rigid circuit board or both the flex circuit or rigid circuit board. The solder paste is reflowed and forms a rivet structure attaching the flex circuit to the rigid circuit board as well as providing an electrical connection between the conductive pads of the flex circuit and the rigid circuit board.

Abstract: An electrically-conductive terminal adapted for use in an electrical connector includes a horizontal upper surface containing a downwardly extending first bore in which is mounted a U-shaped protective spring. The spring has a bulging generally circular bridging portion adjacent the bottom of the first bore, and a pair of upwardly extending leg portions. One of the leg portions is adapted to be displaced by a clamping screw mounted in a threaded horizontal second bore toward clamping engagement with a bare conductor that is inserted downwardly into the first bore. The bulging bridging portion of the spring extends into diametrically opposed recesses contained in the wall of the first bore and defined by a horizontal third bore, thereby to retain the protective spring in the first bore.

Abstract: A lever (30) can be assembled in either of two postures symmetrical with respect to an axis of symmetry (19), and the rotating direction of the lever (30) changes depending on the assembling posture. Thus, the rotating direction of the lever (30) can be selected depending on circumstances. A cam follower (52) can enter a cam groove (33) regardless of the posture in which the lever (30) is assembled. The lever (30) can be held at a standby position by a holder (21L, 21R, 22, 34, 36), and the lever (30) can be locked at a connection position by a lock (21L, 21R, 23L, 23R, 39, 41).

Abstract: A connector system for photovoltaic roof tiles has a body and a plug assembly with latching means. The body portion has a latching member and a rib defining a recess for mating with the plug assembly. A pair of cavities extends inwardly from the recess. The latching member has a projection, and integral conductors are formed within the body portion. The plug assembly has an indentation for retentively receiving the projection, and an indentation for receiving the rib. A pair of protrusions extends from a peripheral end of the plug assembly and receives a cable terminal of the plug assembly. The protrusions engage with and seal off the cavities to form an electrically conductive path with the cable terminals when the body and the plug mate. The latching projection retentively engages the plug. The plug assembly disengages by manipulation of the latching member projection member.

Abstract: The board connecting body includes: a pair of board cases electrically connected to each other when connectors each attached to a printed circuit board received in a housing of the board cases are fitted to each other; a receiving wall part of the housing of one board case capable of receiving the housing of another board case; a projection formed on one of the receiving wall part and the housing of the other board case; and a groove formed on the other of the receiving wall part and the housing of the other board case, the projection being capable of entering the groove, wherein the groove includes: a straight part extending along a fitting direction of the connectors; and a receiving part formed in such a manner that a width of the receiving part gradually decreases from an outer edge to the straight part.

Abstract: A chip card retaining mechanism for detachably retaining a chip card (50) and allowing the chip card to be connected to terminals (20) formed on a printed circuit board (60). The chip card retaining mechanism includes a base (10), two locking members (30). The base has a first surface (11) for exposing the terminals. The locking members are arranged at lateral sides of the base. Each locking member has a top plate (32) configured for limiting movement of the chip card along a horizontal direction. Each locking member further includes a stopper (324) formed at one end thereof and disposed at a movement path of the chip card in a horizontal direction. The base, and the locking members cooperatively define a receiving space for receiving the chip card therein.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an insulated housing (1) having a base (10) a plurality of conductive terminals (2) retained in the housing and a shielding member (3) assembled on the housing. The base extends along a longitudinal direction and defines a latching hole (16) recessed at one of lengthwise ends of thereof. The shielding member has a latching portion (34) extending along a mating direction of the electrical connector perpendicular to the longitudinal direction so as to be retained in said latching hole.

Abstract: A male contact having a longitudinal axis includes a head configured to contact a corresponding electrical contact and a first portion extending along the longitudinal axis and configured to be received within a socket of a corresponding terminal assembly. The first portion comprises resilient members extending axially from the head, the resilient members defining an interior cavity within the male contact, at least one of the resilient members having an arcuate inner surface in parallel with the longitudinal axis of the corresponding male contact.

Abstract: An electrical connector having a mechanical mating cycle limitation that renders the connector inoperable after a predetermined number of mating cycles is disclosed. The electrical connector includes a rotating component that rotates within the connector for the predetermined number of mating cycles until the rotating component is prohibited from further rotation, which prevents the connector from further mating, thereby rendering the connector inoperable.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improved structure for a battery plug, wherein plug contacts are plugged into a plug socket to supply electric power, which is conducted to conducting wires. Magnets serve as electrical connecting interfaces when the conducting wires are connected to positive and negative poles and electrical contact points of a battery, Moreover, the magnets are each provided with a strong attraction function which is used to prevent the conducting wires from separating from the positive and negative poles of the battery and producing poor contact with electrical contact points of the battery. Furthermore, the magnetic magnets can be freely moved, and are not affected by shape or size of the battery or different positions and spacings of the contact points, thereby enabling the plug device to achieve multifarious electrical connecting functionality, and provides the plug device with increased originality and practicability.

Abstract: A connector position assurance apparatus includes a header part, an electrically-conductive element connected to the header part and a connector part. As the connector part is received by an interior connector-receiving chamber of the header part, a pair of polarity tabs contact an electrical contact portion of the electrically-conductive element causing the electrical contact portion to move from a relaxed state to a stressed state while a latch member slides onto and over a catch projecting from the header part causing the latch member to pivotably move from a relaxed condition to a flexed condition and then back to the relaxed condition again when a catch-receiving chamber formed in the latch member receives the catch thereby releasably locking the connector part and the header part together while the pair of polarity tabs retain the electrical contact portion in the stressed state.

Abstract: A portable storage device is provided. A housing has a first opening and a second opening. A storage body has a connector and a pair of positional restriction structures. The storage body slides in the housing to make the connector extend outside the housing or hide in the housing via the first opening. A pair of actuating arms is provided in the housing and can swing. An actuating structure is partially exposed outside the housing via the second opening and pivotally connected to the pair of actuating arms. An elastic element is connected to the actuating structure and the storage body, so that the elastic element pushes the storage body and drives the actuating arms to return to the original position to block the positional restriction structures.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an elongated housing having a daughter-card receiving on a first surface and mother-card receiving channel on a second surface thereof and extending along a lengthwise direction for receiving a daughter-card member and mother-card member. Respective daughter-card engagement slots and mother-card member slots are defined on opposed ends of housing, each slot extending from the first surface and second surface and along a transverse direction. The slots are laterally separated from the receiving channel for receiving lateral edge portions of the daughter-card member. A central line of each slot is aligned with a central line of the receiving channel in the lengthwise direction such that configuration of the slots will allow for the daughter card member and mother-card member to be held coplanar with respect to a middle plane of the channel, thereby establishing an effective electrical connection between the connector and the daughter-card member and the mother-card member.

Abstract: An electrical housing has a first member and a second member that can be locked and unlocked with a cover lock. The cover lock itself can include a male member disposed on one of the members, and a female member disposed on the other of the members for mating with the male member. A rib can also be provided on either the first or second member to help mate the male member with the female member.

Abstract: In order to connect an electric PE (protective earth) contact with an electrically conductive connector housing, PE (protective earth) contact that is realized in the form of a pin or socket contact and arranged in a sleeve of an insulating supply insert that is directly contacted with the connector housing and fixed by means of a screw connection.